Abridged Classics

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A collection of irreverent summations of than 100 well known works of literature, from Anna Karenina to Wuthering Heights, cleverly described in the fewest words possible and accompanied with funny color illustrations.Abridged Classics Brief Summaries of Books You Were Supposed to Read but Probably Didn t is packed with dozens of humorous super condensed summations of some of the most famous works of literature from many of the world s most revered authors, including William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Emily Bront , Leo Tolstoy, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, J.R.R Tolkien, Margaret Atwood, James Joyce, Plato, Ernest Hemingway, Dan Brown, Ayn Rand, and Herman Melville.From Old ladies convince a guy to ruin Scotland Macbeth to Everyone is sad It snows War and Peace , these clever, humorous synopses are sure to make book lovers smile. New Download [ Abridged Classics ] By [ John Atkinson ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr la battuta di woody allen sul corso di lettura veloce, ma applicata con pure i disegnini a tutti i classici della letteratura, da omero in gi e in su.sar anche da classificare tra libri sciocchi ne abbiamo ma ho speso un ora della mia insonnia a ridere da sola come una scema merita la ola i viaggi di gulliver marinaio sfortunato finisce in terre abitate da metafore sociopolitiche pinocchio un pezzo di legno diventa un bambino e pure un po stronzetto re lear vecchio re diventa pazzo muoi la battuta di woody allen sul corso di lettura veloce, ma applic...This is one of those super quick about five minutes and quirky reads John Atkinson summarises classic novels in a few words, with each entry accompanied by an illustration or two.I found I enjoyed the summaries if I d read the book referenced already or at least knew the basics of the story For those classics included where I wasn t already familiar with the plot I found myself thinking some variation of Oh, okay or I don t get it My favourites summaries are The Lord of the Rings trilog This is one of those super quick about five minutes and quirky reads John Atkinson summarises classic novels in a few words, with each entry accompanied by an illustration or two.I found I enjoyed the summaries if I d read the book referenced already or at least knew the basics of the story For those classics included where I wasn t already familiar with the plot I found myself thinking some variation of Oh, okay or I don t get it My favourite... , There are no winners in war And very few adjectives , Old king goes mad Everyone dies , , ,All hell breaks loose ,,.OK, I m ready now Ask me anything about the classics I ve got it notVeoma simpati na knjiga skra enih verzija knji evnih klasika, uz prigodne ilustracije.Da biste stekli najbolji utisak, slijedi nekoliko primjera iz knjige.Classic literature is great, but there s only so much time in your life This book takes about 100 classic tales and condenses them to one pithy and hilarious sentence, pairs the sentence with a cute cartoon, and voila a perfect summary I lo...Please note, this is VERY abridged More humorous than informational, usually just a line or two per classic and an illustration It s definitelyof a humor book than an actual collection of summaries of classics It was fun to read though, perhaps a 5 minute read.I devoured this in under 10 minutes My only complaint is that it is too short I got a copy from the library, but I will have to buy one for myself so I can refer back to it whenever I need a laugh I adore the artwork and the summaries of classic novels and plays are a hoot.There isn t too much to say about this Fun and easy read that, as the title suggests, gives quick summaries of books Except I d say it s farentertaining to read if you ve already read those books because you can see how succinct some of these one liners are, aha.Favorites The Odyssey War veteran takes forever to get home, then kills everyone.The Iliad Not the Odyssey.The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Middle earth s epic jewelry return policy.198...This is a funny, witty and silly reading I don t like reading classics and I think that this book is the perfect way to know them ahahah No, I m kidding, but if you want to read something quick and make some laugh, here it is.

Abridged Classics
  • English
  • 09 September 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 160 pages
  • 0062747851
  • John Atkinson
  • Abridged Classics